let the elderly get plastered

I've been thinking about this quote:

"A man is a fool is he drinks before he reaches the age of 50, and a fool
if he doesn't afterward." - Frank LLoyd Wright

This sentiment, coupled with the fact that Aldous Huxley was injected with LSD on his death bed, makes me reconsider recreational drug use and age. Question:

Man A is just now full-grown. He keeps himself busy, and doesn’t use drugs for recreation. He reads, He might exercise, he could write, or otherwise learns a trade or hobby that sustains him and his life. He thinks deliberately and carefully about what's important to him in life. When he contracts arthritis and diabetes later in life, he has a completely fresh brain and liver to effect with all types of intoxicants, as well as plenty of saved money to spend on it. He goes out in a painless, intoxicated stupor.

Man B starts using drugs daily, early in life, sometimes to the point of complete oblivion. He is constantly spending his disposable income on it. Later in life, he starts having health problems and dependency issues as a result. He detoxes just in time to soberly enjoy incontinence, failing eyesight and hearing, and possible dementia.

Which sounds like a better life to you?